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adenoma sebaceum

adenoma sebaceum noun: a cutaneous disorder consisting of angiofibromas that begin in childhood (generally present between 2–5 years of age) and appear clinically as red papules on the face especially on the nasolabial folds, cheek and chin.

adenoma sebaceum: a cutaneous disorder consisting of angiofibromas that begin in childhood (generally present between...
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Noun

adenoma sebaceum (uncountable)

  1. A cutaneous disorder consisting of angiofibromas that begin in childhood (generally present between 2–5 years of age) and appear clinically as red papules on the face especially on the nasolabial folds, cheek and chin.
    • Adenoma sebaceum is usually congenital and occurs with nævoid conditions.1894, Malcolm Morris, “Principles of Diagnosis”, in Diseases of the Skin: An Outline of the Principles and Practice of Dermatology, London; Paris; Melbourne, Vic.: Cassell and Company Limited, →OCLC...
    • Fifty per cent of patients with rhabdomyoma also have tuberous sclerosis—a familial disease consisting of epilepsy, mental retardation, and adenoma sebaceum.1977, J. Kent Trinkle, “Cardiac Neoplasms”, in James D. Hardy, editor, Rhoads Textbook of Surgery: Principles and Practice, 5th edition, volume 2, Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott Company, →ISBN...

Origin of adenoma sebaceum

Learned borrowing from New Latin adenōma sēbāceum.

Questions about adenoma sebaceum

What does adenoma sebaceum mean?
Adenoma sebaceum means a cutaneous disorder consisting of angiofibromas that begin in childhood (generally present between 2–5 years of age) and appear clinically as red papules on the face especially on the nasolabial folds, cheek and chin.
What part of speech is adenoma sebaceum?
Adenoma sebaceum is a noun.

Words near adenoma sebaceum in the dictionary

  1. adenolymphoceles
  2. adenolymphoma
  3. adenolymphomas
  4. adenolymphomata
  5. adenoma
  6. adenoma sebaceum
  7. adenomagenesis
  8. adenomas
  9. adenomata
  10. adenomatoid
  11. adenomatoses

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